> TODAY'S SUMMARY (14 articles)
Today's cybersecurity news highlights several significant threats and trends. A major cyberattack on French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa resulted in fraudulent transactions totaling $133 million, emphasizing the risks associated with third-party service providers. Scammers are increasingly impersonating trusted brands in fake gift card schemes, collecting personal information from unsuspecting consumers. The rise of IoT vulnerabilities is underscored by recent hacks affecting critical infrastructure, such as blood labs and grocery stores. Additionally, vulnerabilities in SonicWall's SonicOS have been exploited, prompting CISA to add these to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Developers are also reminded of security best practices, as sensitive credentials were found exposed in public GitHub repositories.
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United States Army promotes first Army Reserve cyber officer to brigadier general
Cyber-criminals jailed for $5m skimming attack on Virginia gas pumps
An introduction to the Instance Metadata Service and how to access it.
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Gill succeeds Panaseer founder Nik Whitfield in the role, with the latter becoming chairman
An introduction to EC2 User Data and how to access it.
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Brute force the IAM permissions of a user or role to see what you have access to.
Department first to reveal scope of the Russian campaign
Twitter soapbox may be pulled away for good after incitement to violence
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Hiscox data reveals phishing accounted for majority of incidents
Defense Digital Service is working with HackerOne to launch the new program
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British Airways to start £3bn settlement discussions over data breaches affecting 500,000 customers
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